LONDON (Reuters Life!) - More than half of British mothers
who died during child birth were overweight, a report found on
Tuesday.

The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health
(CEMACH) said maternal-related deaths in Britain are at a two
decade high.

In its annual report, "Saving Mothers' Lives: reviewing
maternal deaths to make motherhood safer," it found that of the
almost 300 women who died during childbirth between 2003 and
2005 from pregnancy-related conditions, more than half were
obese. The deaths left 520 children motherless, it added.